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As with many bachelorette parties, mine included an assortment of underthings from all of the girls. When we came back to the room from the cabana, I was surprised to see that our small room was opened to the suite next door, leaving a huge living area for us to continue the celebration.

I was completely surprised!

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All I knew about this weekend, was that it was going to be my bachelorette - the rest of the details were a complete surprise. I have to say, the girls that helped put on the weekend, and the others who were gracious enough to attend, made it the best bachelorette I could have ever imagined.

I made sure to sleep in a little on Saturday morning because it was bound to be a long day ahead. Mom H picked me up at our house around 11:30, and off we headed to Dallas. I knew it was going to be a night event away, and had all of my things packed, when some of the bridesmaids started calling my mom and all I heard her say is “I’ll drop her off and then come meet you guys.” Drop me off? Alone?

Mom H pulled up to the Hotel Palomar, where one of my bridesmaids was waiting to pick me up and walk me to Exhale, their spa. She told me to check in, and once I was done, someone would come and pick me up.

(photo from here)

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Sorry for being so quiet this week, but Mr. H and I have had both wedding related and non-wedding related family issues that we had to take care of. It was dramatic, but we seem to have sorted through it all and are relieved, but exhausted to say the least.

Last weekend was my amazing shower, which I promise to write about next week, once I have the pictures from Mom H’s camera. This Saturday is my bachelorette surprise, so I’ll be sure to give you guys an update on that, as well as some wedding details that I have finished.

To tie me over until next week, I found a couple of cool bridal things on DailyCandy today that are going on in the Dallas area this weekend that local brides might be interested.

1) R.S.V.P. Soiree
This weekend they are selling a lot of their party items that they used for rental (linens, chairs, centerpieces, etc.). You never what you might be able to find for a good discount for your own wedding decor! The sale is on Friday from 9-5 and Saturday from 9-2. 1937 Irving Blvd, Dallas, Texas.

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Our invitations are in! Actually, they came in several weeks ago, but we had to redesign the RSVP card and reprint their envelopes with a different address (more details on that later). Before I share with you the whole invitation suite, I wanted to talk a little more about the RSVPs.

I don’t know of any wedding that hasn’t had some sort of an issue with people returning their RSVP cards, but Mr. H and I had several obstacles to overcome when it came to this portion of our invitations. Because Mr. H is the first generation born here in the States, a lot of his family is not used to RSVPs. Also, in his family, although they send out invites, it is normal for people to bring along other family members, friends, etc. that weren’t given an invitation. Finally, while most are fluent in English, there are still quite a few members who are more comfortable with Spanish.

Because we don’t want 500 people at our wedding, and because we want to try to get the maximum amount of returned RSVPs, we chose to try and curb some of this by writing a very detailed RSVP card. Read more…

Since I am going to meet Miss Avocado for dinner tonight, I tried to stay on top of things and last night and wrapped up the hostess gifts for my shower this Saturday. Like I’ve previously mentioned, the women throwing it are some of Mom H’s best friends, and they all fondly call themselves the YaYas. They love to play tennis, travel and drink wine. They decided to have my shower at an awesome wine bar in Dallas, Times Ten Cellars, so, based on all of these things, here is what I came up with for their gifts:

A YaYa DVD - for obvious reasons!

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I’m cheating on my shower with our registries! I know it’s horrible, possibly tacky too, but I just can’t help myself. Knowing that my shower is this weekend, I keep checking our registries to see what has been purchased. It’s not about people buying us things, but more about the excitement that those hours spent we spent fidgeting with our registries are now starting to come together, and that Mr. H and I are REALLY getting hitched!

(Our Bed Bath and Beyond Registry)

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I wrote a teaser post a few weeks ago about the bridal event that I attended at The Crescent Hotel in Dallas, but I forgot to share the pics and details of the event. Mom H and one of my bridesmaids met up with me at the hotel, where we had a couple yummy cocktails, tasted a little cake and viewed several rooms decorated by various florists, lighting companies, etc.

Flowers at the entrance of the hotel.

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Several months ago, Mr. H’s mom went to Mexico to visit her sister and to look for a few wedding items that we need for the Hispanic traditions in our ceremony. Unfortunately, the lasso that she found we were unable to get, so I set out to search for one online.

Just in case you aren’t sure what a lasso is, it’s a large cord, or rosary, that is placed around the couple after they exchange vows. Someone particularly special to the bride and groom (such as a Godparent, grandparent, etc.) places the lasso around the groom’s shoulders, and then the bride’s shoulders. The lasso is worn for the remainder of the ceremony. This tradition is performed to show the love that will bind the couple together for the rest of their lives.

It turns out, finding a lasso online isn’t the easiest thing to do. I found many inexpensive ones that would definitely do the trick, but Mr. H was picky and wanted something made of real silver and beads that will stand the test of time, and that we will be able to hand down to our children one day. I love the idea of our future generations using the same lasso for such a significant event, so I made it my mission to find the right one for our wedding. Read more…

Last month on June 15th, Mr. H celebrated his 28th birthday. It was also the same day that he proposed to me, one year ago. Since we have been spending so much money on wedding things, he told me not to get him anything for his birthday. This I just could not do. So, how did I justify spending the money on a birthday present that he didn’t want? I made it wedding related.

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I had mixed emotions when it came to the garter toss. Part of me wanted the tradition in the wedding, and part of me thought it was one of those wedding traditions that I could live without. While on the phone with my mom one day during my lunch break, I was telling her that I thought this was something we could leave out of the wedding, when my boss yelled from her office that I shouldn’t take the fun out of it and that I should keep it in. That, combined with Mr. H wanting it in the wedding, made me decide to go ahead and order a garter.

I knew I wanted something simple, so I searched around and decided on a simple garter from the Garter Maker. When I came home from my daily walk and grabbed the mail, it had arrived. I was eager to see if the navy blue and ivory I had selected would match my other accessories and the dress. Lo and behold, I think it came out quite nicely.

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It’s finally countdown time… my shower and bachelorette invites are here!

We’ll start with the shower first:

My mom’s lovely friends (aka the Ya Yas) are throwing my shower in two weeks at an awesome wine bar in Dallas. I’m soooooo excited!
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I know I’ve been talking a lot about gifts, but it’s the one task I know I can check off the list early, so I’m trying to knock it all out.

Mr. H loved all of your input on the groomsmen gifts and it sparked some major ideas - right now we are really thinking about Weddingbee reader KJ’s idea of customized Converse shoes, which we’d have the boys change into between the ceremony and reception, and maybe a pair of funky socks to go along with the gift. But this is the idea for today; try me on Monday, and it could be entirely different!

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I want to apologize if I’ve been a little absent around here lately, but I have a good excuse.

This week, after several weeks of worrying and contemplating and many months of not being happy, Mom H and I decided to part ways with our wedding coordinator. I think that our communication was bad from the beginning as to what we were both expecting as the clients and as the vendors.

I jumped the gun when we got engaged and thought we HAD to have a planner, but, in all honesty, I ended up doing a lot more of the work then I ever thought I would be capable (or willing) to do. We still intend to hire a day of coordinator, but I won’t be posting more on this because I feel like the whole subject is finally water under the bridge and I would like my last few months of wedding planning to be as drama and stress free as possible.
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Last night while Mr. H and I were eating dinner, the topic of groomsmen’s gifts came up. I’d been bugging Mr. H for months to try and come up with some ideas, so that we aren’t stuck buying everything last minute. With less than 100 days left until the wedding, it’s looking like it will be last minute after all. Here are a few ideas I came up with, all shot down by Mr. H:

1) Cuff links - While a very popular choice, if we bought them sterling silver cuff links with their initials engraved in them, it would be something they could keep forever, which I think is important.

(Image from JC Penney Jewelry)

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Last weekend Mr. H and I attended his cousin’s wedding at The Oasis in Austin. Talk about an amazing view!

Picture from here. We weren’t at this particular part of the Oasis (it’s huge), but the views were like this everywhere.

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